Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira ComM (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto, which he captains, and the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation.

During his professional career, Pepe has played for Marítimo, Porto, Real Madrid, and Besiktas, with most individual and team success in the middle two clubs. With Real Madrid, he played 334 games, winning three La Liga titles, three UEFA Champions League titles and two Copa del Rey titles. He has also won four Primeira Liga titles and three Taca de Portugal titles with Porto.

Born and raised in Brazil, Pepe opted to play for Portugal, and has earned 136 caps since his debut in 2007. He played at four FIFA World Cups and as many UEFA European Championships, and was part of the team that won Euro 2016 (being named player of the match in the final), also reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2012.

CLUB

Porto
Primeira Liga: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2019–20, 2021–22
Taca de Portugal: 2005-06, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Taca da Liga: 2022–23
Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022
Intercontinental Cup: 2004

Real Madrid
La Liga: 2007-08, 2011-12, 2016-17
Copa del Rey: 2010-11, 2013-14
Supercopa de Espana: 2008, 2012
UEFA Champions League: 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-2017
UEFA Super Cup: 2014
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016

INTERNATIONAL

Portugal
UEFA European Championship: 2016
UEFA Nations League: 2018–19

INDIVIDUAL

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament:
2008, 2012, 2016

UEFA Euro 2016 Final:
Man of the Match

UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season:
2013–14

ESM Team of the Season:
2013–14

CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad:
2014

Goal's La Liga Team of the Season:
2010–11

Super Lig Team of the Season:
2017–18

Super Lig Defender of the Season:
2017–18

Primeira Liga Team of the Year:
2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

Primeira Liga Defender of the Month:
September/October 2020, April 2023

Quinas de Ouro Awards – Best Portuguese Player Playing in Portugal:
2020

SJPF Player of the Month:
April 2006